Bundling-machine.



E. HATCH.

BUNDLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED JUNE 29. 1911.

Patented Apr. 8,1919.

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APPLICATON FILED JUNE 29| I911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD HATCH, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOR TO FRED A. DOUTY, OF PORTLAND,

' OREGON.

BUNDLING-MACHINE.

Application filed June 29, 1917.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD HATCH, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bundling-Ma chines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bundling niachincs and has more especial reference to an improved wire twisting and tying n'mchinc.

The invention has for its dominant object to provide a wire twisting and tying nmchine for use in bundling operations, whereby, the ends of a tying wire or like strand will be positively connected by twisting the same upon each other, thus, providing a strong and durable bond therebetween.

It is a more specific object of the invention to provide a machine of the character mentioned whereby various objects can be arranged in piles, a tying wire being passed thereabout, compressed, and the ends of the tying wire positively connected by twisting, and upon completion of the twistin operation, the tying wire then severed rom the feed strip and released together with the bundle.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for compressing the matter to be bundled and holdmglthe same compressed during the tying of t e wire, whereupon it is released for removal from the machine.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a machine with means whereby the tying wire ends will be securely held thereby durin twisting of the same but when twisted wi 1 be automatically released.

Other independent objects are to provide features of construction of portions of the machine which tend toward the attainment of the above aims irrespective of the relation in which they are used.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in art pointed out hereinafter.

he invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein is Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

Serial No. 177.711.

shown one of various possible embodiments of my invention.

Figure 1 is a top plan of the bundling and tying machine;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a detail in side elevation of the Wire twisting and tying head of the machine;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sec tion through the said head;

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the head;

Fig. 6 is a disassembled detail in perspec tive showing the wire twisting and tying means or jaws of the machine head;

Fig. 7 is a detail in perspective of means for securing one end of the tying wire during the twisting of its ends;

*ig. 8 is a fragmentary detail in section of a latch for the securing means;

Fig. 9 is a section taken at right angles to the Fig. 8, and

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary detail in perspective showing the means for actuating the bundle compressing means of the machine.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Having more particular reference to the drawings the improved machine includes a frame designated in its entirety by the numeral 1. A supporting pillar 2 is arranged in proximity of one of the corners of the frame 1 and serves as means for supporting the wire twisting and tying head hereinafter more fully described. Supporting bars 3 having their upper ends secured to the upper end of the pillar 2 and their lower ends to the frame adjacent its corners are provided, and as will be noted, one of the same serves to support a wire receiving and feeding reel 4, t is reel being rotatably supported upon a suitable table.

A combined guard and guide plate 5 is securedto the supporting pil ar 2 and has its lower extremity bifurcated as indicated at 6 whereby the laterally extending fingers of a bundle supporting rack 7 may be slidably received therebetween; this rack 7 bein in turn secured to the upper end of a. stan ard 8 formed of squared metal and having its lower end provided with a series of openings 9. The lower end of the squared stand ard 8 is slidably received through a guide eu'o ersti '11 noon e ower an of the stenderdS its BOSltlOIl thereupon may be variedend loclred y pessing the pin 14 through the selected open 9. U 11 another of the sides of the colle ere is formed a ratchet face 15 which is adapted? to be engaged by a, awl 16 pivotelly; sugported upon a. shaft l7 mounted in suiteb e supports. arranged upon the frame 1. A second shaft 18 is arren d in proximity to the shaft 17 and carries ereon a. cam 19, which cam is gusitioned adjacent the pivotal pawl 16 and bearing thereon at times for a, pursues which will be hereinafter more fully escribed. As means for elevating the bundle receivin rack] to: gether with its standard 8 a cot lever 20 is pivotnlly supported upon a diagonally disposed bracing strip 21 secured to one side of the frame 1 end that leg of the some ciliacent the standard 8. An ofiset ortion 22 is formed F011 the-foot lever 20 a j scent its oint of fn crum and hes bearing upon the ower end of a. collar 11 slidebly arranged on the standard 8. Thus, when the foot lever- '20 is depressed the collar 11 will be moved upwardly and shouldthis collar be connected to the standard 8 through the medium of the lockin pinfll the said standard to their with e rock 7 will be elevated,- Ien I as a consequence, the, bundle arranged thereon compressed. The bundle will be maintained inits compressed state upon the reel: 7 dueto the engagement of the pivotal pawl 16 with the ratchet plate 15 formed on the collar 11 un i il is desired t3 refletfise the some. mm

at eupper on o esup'porting p 2, which as will be noted, is provided with a bracket 23, a head 24 is secured, this head comprising: plurality of oppositely disposed pla. the forwerdlower portions of which are provided with openings wherein wire receivmg and twisting, means comprismg rotatable jaws 25, 26 and 2? mey'be mounted. As-will' be noted, these rotatable jaws have gear teeth disposed eboct portions of their periphery to facilitate the rotation thereof. it.

the head d by a. segment 9 mcunted'upon MiQumsIedinsuitebIe hearings in this sheftheving keyed thereto handle 81,,the lower extremity of w iich is ifurceted and straddles the said head in orderlthet roper en gement with the shaft nmy e efi'cotec Obviously,

7 site direction ceasing the w iiuon 28 is in-inesh with the gear teetho the roteteblev 'aw 25 and is'in by rockin the operating handle 31 rotary motion w be imparted to the rotatable jaw 25 through the mediiun of the geari'n designated by the numerals 28 and 29. nether shaft 32 is journnled between the plates of the head 24 end has keyed to its opposite and segments 33 which mesh with the ar teeth arranged about the peripheries o the rotatable jaws 26 end 27, one of the segments 83 being provided with e bifurcated extension 34 w 11011 has pivotclly connected thereto en operatiu rod pivotully connected to the lower en of a tripfiing arm 86 as at 37, the said tripping arm mvm a way 38 formed therein, the upper end 0 which is curved so as to cause a reciprocetory movement to be imported to the rod 35 upon the rocking of the handle 31; it being noted in this connection that the shaft 30 to whichthe handle is secured has keyed-thereto an arm 39 carryingc roller upon its lower end, this roller being receivable in the way 38 of the trip 36.

To one side of the, head 24 in proximity to the rotatable jaw 26 there is pivotelly mounted a. jaw 40, tl isjew having movement over a second and stationary jaw i1. Upon the opposite side of the head 24 and in proximity to the rotatable jaw 27 e wire-cutter -il-2is pivctelly mounted, a. lever 43 being formed upon one side thereof and being normally maintained in an inoperative position byjmeans of e contractile coil sgrin 4e havingpne end eng ed ,therewi, an its, op-

posits end with t e shaft 32. To operate the pivotal jaw 40, char 4:5 is slidably received through ei'ecess formed theren'nund has a, wedqe-shaped portion formed upon a 11c 31.- Thus, whenthe bar- 45 is moved forwardly due toitsfcngagement with on expensible coil spring '8, the pivotal yrs 40 will be released and permitted to securely engage one end of the tying wire between.

the some nndthe inunoveble 'ew-dl, vHowever, uponoperetion or the 'endle and on out ofthe tripping le #7 with the logged the her 45 is now move in en opposimped ortion formed thereon to force e pivotal ew 40 outwardly and sea consequence,releese the end of thetying wire preriously secured thereby. To-operate the wire cutter42 upon completion eflthe twisting. or tying of the ended the wire, a" tripping leg 4911e keyed upon-theends of the shaft 0 up osite to the mounting of .theytrippinff l 4 and chicously is ergaged with t e e -'eoent end of the lever upon the comp etion of the downward movement of the said operating handle 31.

Directly edjacent the reagr si'de of the pivotal jaw 40 a latch 50 is pivotally mounted upon an adjacent portion of the head 24 and is normally maintained under tension by means of an expansible coil spring 51, thereby engaging a boss carried by the said latch with. the recess formed upon the rear side of the pivotal jaw 4-0. Thus, the jaw 40 will be maintained in an open position subsequent to the releasing of the tying wire end therefron'i; a finger-piece 52 being formed upon the lower end of the latch 50 to facilitate disengagement of the same with the pivotal jaw when it is desired to again engage one end of a tying wire thereby. To limit outward movement of the pivotal jaw an arm 53 is secured to the head 24 and has its free end lying in proximity to the outer edge of the said pivotal jaw.

Pivotally supported upon the pillar 3 and movable over a segment 54 which is secured to the upper end of the supymrting pillar L is a wire stretching lever this lever hai ing oppositely disposed pivoted paivls 56 mounted upon its upper face and adapted to receive the free end of the tying wire therebetween; this end of the tying wire leading to the supply bundle arranged upon the. rotatable reel 4. Thus, by rocking the lever 55 when the free end of the tying wire has been engaged between the pivoted pawls 56 the same ma be drawn tightly about the matter to be bundled, previous to the twisting thereof. It is to be also noted, that the pivoted pawls 56 carried by the wire stretching lever are so arranged as to cause the free end of the tying wire to be passed beneath the wire cutter 4:2 in order that it may be severed from the feed strip upon completion of the tying or twisting operation.

An 0 crating rod 57 is arranged vertically o the machine and has its lower end connected to a lever 58 keyed to the shaft 18 and its remaining end pivotally connected to a bell crank lever 59 supported in bearings 60 upon the upper end of the pillar 2. A second tripping leg 61 is arranged upon the shaft-30 adjacent the tripping leg 49 and is engaged with the free end of. the bell crank lever 59 upon completion of the movement of the operating handle 31 during the twisting operation. y so operating the bell crank lever 59, that is, due to engagement of the tripping leg 61 therewith, the connecting rod 57 will be pulled upwardly thereby rotating the shaft 18 and causing the cam 19 to engage a portion of the pivoted pawl 16 and force the same outwardly out of engagement with the ratchet face 15 formed upon the slidable collar 11. With the pawl 16 thus disengaged the bundle rack 7 will be permitted to return to its lowermost or normal position and the tied bundle may be then readily removed.

The operation of the machine may be reviewed as follows: Matter to be bundled is placed upon the rack 7 while it is in its lowermost position, a tying wire supplied by the bundle arranged upon the rotatable reel having been previously passed thereabout. The free end of the tying wire is engaged between the movable and iimnovable jaws 10 and 41 while that end of the same coming from the supply reel 4- is passed over the cutting elen'ient 42 and between the pivoted pawls 56 of the wire stretching lever The collar 11 is now properly adjusted upon the standard 8 and the foot lever 3 is depressed to cause the compressing of the matter arranged upon the rack 7, said matter engaging the head 4. After compressing the bundle the tying wire is drawn taut about the same by rockingthe wire stretching lever .35. lVith preparations thus made the oper at ing handle -3! is swung forwardly upon its haft 30 causing the rotatable wire twisting jaw 15. through which the opposite ends of the lying wire are passed, to be rotated. tin-ruby twisting the st aight ends of the tying wire upon themselves due to the fuel that the outer portions of the ends are engaged by the jaws 26 and 27 which to this time are not rotated. Upon completion of the downward movement of the operating handle 31 the ends of the tying wire have been sutliciently twisted upon themselves to insure a secure bond and rcciprocatory movement is imparted to the rod through the tripping arm 36 thus causing the segments 33 to be partially rotated whereupon the rotatable jaws 26 and 27 will be then moved to bosition wherein the wire receiving slots formed therein will aline with the wire receiving Slot formed in the jaw 25. By so alining the wire receiving slots of the various twisting jaws the now twisted ends of the tying wire are released therefrom. Simultaneously with the rocking or oscillation of the segments 33 the tripping leg 49 is engaged with the lever 43 of the wire cutter 42, whereupon the tying wire is severed from the feed stri) arranged upon the rotatable reel 4. Further, the tripping leg 61 is engaged with the free end of the bell crank lever 59 and thereby causes the cam 19 to disengage the pawl 16 from the ratchet; plate J? of the collar 11 in order that the rack 7 supporting the bundle will be permitted to move to its lowermost position. At this time, the bundle can be readily removed from the machine and other matter to be bundled placed upon the rack 7 thereof.

I claim:

1. In a bundling machine, a frame, article supporting and compressing means, wire receiving and feeding means, a head on the frame, Wire holding and twisting means on the head, means for operating the holding and twisting means, other means operable by said operating means subsequently to the twisting of the wire for severing the same means engaged by the manually operable from the feeding means, and other means for rules the twisted wire from the holdi115 and twist means.

1 In a hund in machine, a frame, artice su' port an compressing means, wire receiving aiid feeding means, a head on the frame, a rotatable wire twisting jaw on the head, wire receivin jaws arranged on the opposite side of sei twisting -'aw, means for rotating said twisting jaw, 0 er means engageab o with said rotating means for causmg rotation of said I606?- jaws subsequently to rotation of the twis ing jaw, and a wire cutter operable subsequently to the twisting of the wire for severing the same from the feeding means.

3. In a bundlin machine, a drummer-ti cle supporting an eoinpressin means, rotatable wire reoeivingand footing means, a hen d on the frame, a, rotatable wire twistingjaw journaled in said head, rotatable wire receivin jaws journaled upon the opposite sides otsaicl twisting jaw, wire securing means arranged adjacent one of said receiving jaws, means for causing rotation of the wire twisting j aw, means engageahle by said rotating means for causing rotation of the receiving-jaws, and further means operable by said rotating means for releasing the wire securing means subsequently to the twisting of the wire. v

4. In a bundl' 1 machine, a frame, artiole supporting an coinpreesin means, rotatable wire receiving andfeerfi means, a head on the frame, a rotatable W-HB twisting jaw journaled in said head, other rotatable wire receiving awe journaled upon the opposite sides 0 the twisting aw. means mounted adjacent one of said receiringijaws for seourin r an-end of the wire, a wire cutter mounted adjacent the opposite receiving jaw, manually operable means for, causing rotation of said twist: in; and then rotation of said receir'in jaws, means enga able withsaid manna ly operable means or releasing the wire securing means,-and other means for actuatinr the wire cutter. I

5. In a handling machine, a frame, a rack, vertically movable means slidable on the frame for elevating said rack, means e11 fiageable with the vertically movable means or looking the some in elerated position, a' head on the frame, wire'holding and twist" ing means on the head, means for operating the holdingand twisting means, other means operable by said operating insane subsequently to the twisting of the wire for. sever inthesame fromthe feeding means, and a trip actuated by the operating meanefor r'eleasing the me locking means and psi-11in;-v

tingthe same to move to its lowermost posh tion, I r 6. .In a bundling machine, a'frnmc, a rack,

a standard slidable on the'fran e and supr erable means upon oompletion oi the twisting of the wire, and other means carried by the manually operable means engageable with said tripping means for dise aging the same from the standard and al owing said rack to move to its lowermost osition.

7. Ina bundling machine, rotate le wire twisting means, rotatabie wire receiving jaws arranged adjacent the twisting means, means for rotatin said twisting means, other means actuate 1e thereby for causing said receiving jaws to 'be rotated slightly unon rotation of said twistin means, and wire securin means engages 1e with the free end of t e wire for holding the same during the twisting thereof, and securing means being engaged by the means for rotatinggthe twisting means whereby to release the wire subsequently to the twisting of thesame.

8. In a bundling machine, rotatable wire twisting means, rotatable wire receiving jaws arranged adjaoent the twistingnmeane,

means for rotatin said means,

other means actuate e thereby for-causingelight'rotation of the receiving jaws dur ing, rotation of said twisting means, wire securing means adapted to engage and retain the free end of the wire during-rotation of said twisting means and to automatically release the same subsequently to the twisting thereof, and means operable subsequentl ;1 to'the twisting of the wire for sev-' ering ta same from a. feed stri 9. A bundling machine, including, in oombination with wire twisting means, a frame, a rack, verticall movablemsans slidable on the frame for eliivati .said rank, means engageable with the vertically movable rneans for looking the same in veleven/ed-pws1t1pn, and a trip actuated'su beequent to operat on of said wire twisting means for role the rack locking nsane and permitting the same to move to its lowerniostpositiqn.

10; A bundling mnelune, including,- in combination with wire means and means for operating and twisting means, a frame, a rack, 'iflhlcally movable means slidablefon the frameifor elevatin said rack, meansengageablewith the, re call movable means for locking the same in evated position, and. a trip actuated by the operating means for releasing the rack locking means and permitting the same to move to its lowermost position.

11. In combination with a bundling; ma chine, wire twisting means thereon ineluding a head, a twisting jaw rotatably mounted in the head, wire receiving jaws rota tably mounted on the opposite sides of said first jaw, a segment mounted in the head and connected to said twisting jaw, an operating handle connected to said segment. trips carried by the operating handle, means operable upon movement of said handle to a predetermined point for imparting rotary motion to said receiving ja s, a pivoted wire securing jaw on the head adjacent one of the receiving jaws, a tapered pin slidable on the head engaged with the pivoted jaw and adapted to be engaged and moved by one of the trips carried on the handle to release said wire receiving jaws at times. and wire cutting means on the head adjacent the opposite wire receiving jaw operable by engagement of the remaining trip on said handle therewith for severing the wire from a feed strip.

12. In combination with a bundling machine, wire twisting means thereon including a head, a twisting jaw rotatably mounted therein, wire receiving jaws rotatably mounted n the opposite sides of said first jaw. a segment mounted in the head and eonnccied to said twisting jaw, a handle connected to the segment, trips carried by said handle. a curved slotted trip pivoted to one side of the head and receiving a portion of the operating arm therein, other segments engaged with said wire receiving jaws, con necting' rods engaged at certain of their ends with. said segi'nents and having their remaining ends connected to said slotted trip whereby to permit the imparting of rotary motion to the receiving jaws through said last segments, at times, a pivoted wire secur iug jaw on the head adjacent one of the receiving jaws, a tapered slidable pin on the head engaged with the pivoted jaw and adapted to he engaged and moved by one of the trips carried on said handle to release the same, and wire cutting means on the head adjacent the remaining wire receiviug jaw adapted to be engaged by the re niainin trip on said handle for severing the wire.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto.

EDWARD HATCH.

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